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The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Its current sponsored name is the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON.

The FA Cup was first held in 1871 – 72, and is the oldest association football competition in the world. Because it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other, there is the possibility for "minnows" from the lower divisions to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top clubs from the tournament and even theoretically win the Cup, although lower division teams rarely reach the final.

The holders of the FA Cup are Chelsea, who beat relegated Premier League side Portsmouth in the 2010 final on 15 May 2010, to win a (club first) FA Cup and League Double.

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CHARLES SALE: FA concern grows as BBC 2018 bid exposÃ© - Daily Mail Daily Mail--Bad weather over the winter or -FA Cup- replays involving clubs in Europe will present huge difficulties to a domestic programme already crammed to capacity. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:45:26 GMT+00:00
France and Italy confront World Cup hangovers, too - Independent Independent--Ballack will be watching from the stands - he is still recuperating from the injury inflicted by Kevin-Prince Boateng in the -FA Cup- final - but will sit ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:00:14 GMT+00:00
Town 'magnificent' after cup defeat - Camden New Journal newspapers website Camden New Journal newspapers website--KENTISH Town players have vowed that come September they will â€œkick start their seasonâ€ after their -FA Cup- dreams were shattered on Sunday. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:38:26 GMT+00:00
1 Sep 2010FA looking to avoid FA Cup clash - Football Fans Census Football Fans Census--Wembley will also host the UEFA Champions League final in May, giving the FA little room for manoeuvre as the -FA Cup- showdown must take place on the date it ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:32:42 GMT+00:00
Robins through in FA Cup thriller - Ely Standard Ely Standard---...- was the hero for Ely City on Tuesday night as he struck the winning penalty against Wroxham to fire the Robins through to the next round of the -FA Cup-. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:07:37 GMT+00:00
Umbro's World Cup win - Manchester Evening News Manchester Evening News--Umbro will also be a sponsor of Wembley Stadium, the -FA Cup- and the National Football Centre in Staffordshire. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:11:25 GMT+00:00
United finds hope in US Open Cup - Washington Post Washington Post--Amid a last-place finish in the Premier League, Pompey surged to the final of the -FA Cup-, a competition that inspired the Open Cup, before losing to Chelsea ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:16:50 GMT+00:00
Osei uses his head to secure FA Cup glory for Northwood Town - Uxbridge Gazette Uxbridge Gazette--A RARE headed goal from Leon Osei helped Northwood book an -FA Cup- first qualifying round tie at local rivals North Greenford United on September 11. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:51:23 GMT+00:00
The Page That Sees The Secretary Is Getting The Blame Now - Football365.com Football365.com--The morning of August 31: Charles Sale in The Daily Mail writes that the -FA Cup- final from its 'sacrosanct' 3pm kick-off because of 'chronic fixture ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:44:22 GMT+00:00
No excuses as Fenmen's FA Cup hopes are ended - Fenland Today Fenland Today--THE FENMEN were unceremoniously dumped out of the -FA Cup- on Saturday - and there were no excuses from manager Steve Appleby. een there playing until Sunday ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:07:46 GMT+00:00

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CHARLES SALE: FA concern grows as BBC 2018 bid exposÃ© - Daily Mail

Daily Mail--Bad weather over the winter or -FA Cup- replays involving clubs in Europe will present huge difficulties to a domestic programme already crammed to capacity. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:45:26 GMT+00:00

France and Italy confront World Cup hangovers, too - Independent

Independent--Ballack will be watching from the stands - he is still recuperating from the injury inflicted by Kevin-Prince Boateng in the -FA Cup- final - but will sit ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:00:14 GMT+00:00

Town 'magnificent' after cup defeat - Camden New Journal newspapers website

Camden New Journal newspapers website--KENTISH Town players have vowed that come September they will â€œkick start their seasonâ€ after their -FA Cup- dreams were shattered on Sunday. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:38:26 GMT+00:00

1 Sep 2010FA looking to avoid FA Cup clash - Football Fans Census

Football Fans Census--Wembley will also host the UEFA Champions League final in May, giving the FA little room for manoeuvre as the -FA Cup- showdown must take place on the date it ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:32:42 GMT+00:00

Robins through in FA Cup thriller - Ely Standard

Ely Standard---...- was the hero for Ely City on Tuesday night as he struck the winning penalty against Wroxham to fire the Robins through to the next round of the -FA Cup-. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:07:37 GMT+00:00

Umbro's World Cup win - Manchester Evening News

Manchester Evening News--Umbro will also be a sponsor of Wembley Stadium, the -FA Cup- and the National Football Centre in Staffordshire. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:11:25 GMT+00:00

United finds hope in US Open Cup - Washington Post

Washington Post--Amid a last-place finish in the Premier League, Pompey surged to the final of the -FA Cup-, a competition that inspired the Open Cup, before losing to Chelsea ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:16:50 GMT+00:00

Osei uses his head to secure FA Cup glory for Northwood Town - Uxbridge Gazette

Uxbridge Gazette--A RARE headed goal from Leon Osei helped Northwood book an -FA Cup- first qualifying round tie at local rivals North Greenford United on September 11. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:51:23 GMT+00:00

The Page That Sees The Secretary Is Getting The Blame Now - Football365.com

Football365.com--The morning of August 31: Charles Sale in The Daily Mail writes that the -FA Cup- final from its 'sacrosanct' 3pm kick-off because of 'chronic fixture ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:44:22 GMT+00:00

No excuses as Fenmen's FA Cup hopes are ended - Fenland Today

Fenland Today--THE FENMEN were unceremoniously dumped out of the -FA Cup- on Saturday - and there were no excuses from manager Steve Appleby. een there playing until Sunday ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:07:46 GMT+00:00

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